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Welcome to the list of Frequently Asked Questions on the ruby-talk mailing list ! Feel free to add to it!

What are the ruby-talk best practices/guidelines?

• Some Ruby talk Posting Best Practices

How do I convert a Ruby script to an executable?:

• Ocra is often recommended for Windows user. The old way is “rubyscript2exe”, but in not updated for newer Ruby versions. “crate” for non linux [1 2].

Is there an updated One Click Installer for Windows users?

• Ruby Installer is the successor to the One-Click Installer. Technology previews of newer Ruby version are available for download. While they are not directly compatible with the old One-Click Installer, they are generally stable for most uses.

What is the best editor for Ruby?

• see this thread

What is the best Ruby GUI framework?

• See the Ruby GUI comparison

Ruby should do X!

• Please see for an intro to writing RCR’s. I would note that the latest way to submit an RCR is to just submit it to the ruby-core mailing list and/or create a RedMine ticket. Typically I would recommend discussing it on ruby-talk first, as well.

Note that this is not the first ruby faq. Take a step back in history and see the original